A hood shield reduces postdoffing contamination during simulated COVID-19 airway management: an exploratory, simulation-based randomized study
Authors' conclusion
Compared with standard PPE, enhanced PPE with a locally designed prototype hood was associated with reduced contamination of the upper torso and fewer body areas being exposed to droplets after a simulated aerosol-generating scenario without designed airflow.
Study context
- Population
- Practitioners with airway management training (anesthesiologists, anesthesia assistants/nurses) during simulated urgent intubation and coughing in high-fidelity simulation
- Participants
- 40 participants
- Comparison
- Locally designed hood personal protective equipment (PPE) vs standard PPE
- Hood PPEn = 20
- Standard PPEn = 20reference
- Primary endpoint
- Residual ultraviolet (UV) fluorescent contamination on any base clothing or exposed skin of the upper body after doffing PPE
Methodological detailsexploratory, simulation-based, blinded evaluator
- Exploratory
- Simulation-based
- Blinded evaluator
Primary result
As reported in the abstract
P = 0.002
Original publication
A hood shield reduces postdoffing contamination during simulated COVID-19 airway management: an exploratory, simulation-based randomized study. Can J Anaesth. Published 5 April 2023. doi:10.
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